Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance · Character
Satan
Adversary figure in the biblical commentary on Job.
minor
Also known as himself
First appearance: notes on the book of job
Satan's tie to Job is one of the pressures that moves Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Job (rivalry): Satan tests Job's faith, acting as an adversary in the cosmic drama that the narrator…
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- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and authorial persona
- Biblical commentary figures
- Religious and theological figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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rivalry · negative
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